Sources told Caijing that Wu had acknowledged to disciplinary officers that he held several real estate assets in Beijing and bank deposits of more than 1 million yuan.

The night after the meeting, Wu did not return home. Sources close to Wu said he committed suicide by jumping from a building, although it’s not known where the death occurred nor whether discipline officials were present.

Yet officials are claiming his death was accidental, according to this AP report:

A spokeswoman for the agency said Wu Jianping died after falling from a building in an accident on Aug. 2. She denied a media report that the 42-year-old official committed suicide after a meeting with investigators about his financial problems.

“His incident was an accident. He fell from a building,” said Xia Wenjun of the news department of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

The spokeswoman refused to elaborate, saying she had no more information to provide.